Varaha Purana 95.60: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 60
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
यश्चेदं शृणुयाद् भक्त्या नवम्यां नियतः स्थितः । स राज्यमतुलं लेभे भयेश्य्च प्रमुच्यते ॥
yaś cedaṃ śṛṇuyād bhaktyā navamyāṃ niyataḥ sthitaḥ | sa rājyam atulaṃ lebhe bhayebhyaś ca pramucyate ||
اور جو کوئی نوَمی کے دن ضبطِ نفس کے ساتھ، بھکتی سے اسے سنتا ہے، وہ بے مثال سلطنت پاتا ہے اور ہر طرح کے خوف سے رہائی پاتا ہے۔
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"On navamī, disciplined devotional hearing is prescribed as a meritorious observance yielding worldly sovereignty and freedom from fear.","karmic_consequence":"Observance grants aiśvarya (atula-rājya) and abhaya; neglect forfeits these fruits and leaves one vulnerable to fear born of adharma/ignorance."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Navamī-śravaṇa-niyama (hearing observance on the ninth tithi)","tithi_month":"Navamī (month not specified)","promised_fruit":"Incomparable sovereignty (aiśvarya/rājya) and release from fears (abhaya)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-bhakti synthesis","core_concept":"Time (tithi) + niyama (discipline) + bhakti (devotion) amplifies the fruit of śravaṇa, yielding both worldly and inner security.","practical_application":"Choose a fixed navamī for vrata-like discipline: fasting/continence as appropriate, attentive listening/recitation, and dedicating merit to dharma and protection of others."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: lunar-tithi observance
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.62 (śravaṇa leads to pāpa-kṣaya and nirvāṇa); Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.64-65 (writing/keeping/worship of text for protection and universal-yajña merit)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee on navamī sits in disciplined posture (niyata), listening to recitation; behind, symbols of sovereignty (crown, throne) and a protective aura dispelling fear-figures.","item_prompts":["crescent moon with ‘9’ motif or navamī mark","devotee seated with rosary","reciter/Varāha as teacher","crown/throne as aiśvarya symbol","shadowy fear-forms dissolving into light"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold navamī moon emblem above; devotee in niyama; protective golden aura; stylized throne motif in background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold crown and halo motifs; embossed navamī moon; rich reds and greens; fear-demons rendered small at the margins, subdued by gold radiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly symbols (throne) balanced with ascetic simplicity of the listener; soft light indicating abhaya.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: palace courtyard meets satsang—devotee listening with mountains afar; gentle moonlight; fear personified as small fleeing animals/shadows."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"resolute, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm on ‘navamyāṃ’ and ‘bhayeś ca pramucyate’"}
FAQs
It indicates the linkage between calendrical observance (tithi-based practice) and textual recitation in Purāṇic culture, offering evidence for lived religious-literary routines.
None; the verse specifies time (navamī) rather than place.
It emphasizes disciplined observance (niyama) and devoted attention (bhakti) as virtues associated with stability and fear-reduction.
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